Georgetown News

Washington will get an early look at the summer blockbuster "White House Down" on Friday.

Local publisher Fantagraphics Books sent out a press release with the sad news that co-publisher Kim Thompson passed away this morning.

It should not, perhaps, have been much of a surprise that Democratic leaders seized on the dedication of the statue of one-time D.C. resident Frederick Douglass at the United States Capitol as a chance to speak up for D.C. statehood and home rule.

The Washington home of Dominique Strauss-Kahn , the former International Monetary Fund chief, has sold for $3.3 million, according to public records.

The University of Dundee is among the first to offer a joint masters in law with French universities.

Have you ever been awakened at night to hear that unsettling sigh in the dark of the night, with harrowing dizziness creeping in your eyes? Or maybe it's when you are sitting on your favorite lounger and feel that uneasiness you get that breathes across your neck.

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, right, puts a cheese head hat on his friend Josh Duggar during their visit to Simon's Specialty Cheese in Appleton, Wis., Monday, April 2, 2012.

Every Tuesday, the Going Out Gurus highlight the week's best DJs, bands, dance nights and parties.

I mentioned a couple in a Paris Journal. That led to some comments on New York train stations.

Beginning in 2010, several different IRS offices - including those in Cincinnati, Ohio; El Monte, California; Laguna Niguel, California; and Washington D.C. systematically discriminated against conservative groups.

Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening somewhere in the area.

Experts agree there is no substitute for finishing school and scoring a degree, but a new study says that even a failed college education is better than none at all.

It's summer, and because of my plans to study abroad in Scotland in the fall, I won't be heading back to Georgetown for a very long time.

What happens to the unpaid intern who sues his former employer? The Atlantic Wire talked with the plaintiffs, Eric Glatt and Alex Footman, who just had a judge validate their claim that Fox Searchlight should have paid them as production interns on Black Swan .

Why Go: Help keep dad in good shape with a little friendly competition in the 4th annual Georgetown Running Company Father's Day 8K.

Exciting news: the US is finally getting its first widely available 100% electric vehicle from smart.

Welcome to Property Lines, Indy's source for neighborhood real estate news. Your host is Scott Olson, IBJ's real estate beat reporter.

Travel to our nation's capital provides a real opportunity to save money. Hotels across the city are offering specials right now, and dining ranges from reasonable to indulgent.

Describing Tom Meyer, former corporate chef of Clyde's Restaurant Group and now its president, is quite a challenge: Meyer is personable, outgoing, talented.

Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evan officially announced his bid for Mayor of Washington, D.C., June 8, as his wife Michele and one of his daughters Christine held campaign signs.